Events categories Psychosocial support : OVC Support--A Global Hub on Children Affected by AIDS

Webinar: Shaping futures: The social service sector’s transformative role in supporting children & adolescents living with HIV

September 21, 2023

On August 3, 2023, Pact hosted a webinar in partnership with the South Africa Department of Social Development to discuss the vital role of the social service sector in meeting the needs of children and adolescents living with HIV (C/ALHIV). The webinar: Highlights the Department of Social Development’s Guidelines for Social Service Practitioners developed to… View Article

Protecting the social service workforce: best practices including mental health – Webinar

September 11, 2020

Presented by the OVC Task Force and interagency PEPFAR this webinar titled Protecting the social service workforce: best practices including mental health, discusses how OVC and Clinical implementing partners can apply lessons learned from efforts supporting social service workers during COVID-19. This webinar provides an overview of the daily challenges experienced by social service workers,… View Article

Singing to the Lions

January 10, 2017

Singing to the Lions is a new workshop tool by Dr. Jonathan Brakarsh of Zimbabwe and Catholic Relief Services that helps children and youth develop skills to resolve the impact of violence and abuse in their lives and to heal. It has been successfully implemented in several countries with promising results, and it is also a lot of… View Article

Creating Intentional Linkages between HIV and Child Protection

April 6, 2016

On March 3, 2016, OVCsupport.net hosted a webinar on Creating Intentional Linkages between HIV and Child Protection. The webinar featured Zvandiri, a program in Zimbabwe, which presented on their experience of incorporating children and youth, especially those living with HIV, in the development of programming and policy interventions.

Maternal Mental Health and Child Outcomes

This webinar discussed common maternal mental health concerns, maternal depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms, and the effects of these concerns on child outcomes. The webinar

Understanding Status Disclosure for Children and Youth

This webinar helps participants understand why disclosure is important, review concerns related to disclosure, and describe the disclosure process. The webinar also discusses

What do we know about community and family based interventions for vulnerable children in HIV-affected contexts in Africa?

The 4Children project hosted a learning event in May that shared the available evidence, and knowledge gaps, on community and family-based interventions for vulnerable children in HIV-affected